"Our home tournament was a good experience for all of our wrestlers," Mexico coach Tony Senor said. "We have a lot of first year wrestlers and this was their first tournament. I am glad we had a good turnout with the teams that came; we saw a lot of good competition and had a few close matches."

Dylan Patton, Kellen Ekern, Hale Fummeler, Wyatt Turner and Steven Johnson all earned first-place medals by going undefeated in the tournament. Turner and Johnson both finished 4-0 with four pins.

Fuemmeler was 4-0 with a tech-fall, two pins and a decision. Patton finished 3-0 with two pins and one decision.

Andrew Lummis finished 2-2 with two pins. Vitale, Hicks and Logerman each finished 1-2 with one pin. Wieberg was 1-2 with a tech-fall.

"I am really proud of my eighth grade wrestlers, especially because they have stepped up to be leaders and have set a good example for their younger teammates," Senor said. "They are getting closer to being ready for the high school level."

Mexico Middle School Wrestlers return to the mat Saturday at the Warsaw Tournament.